"Richard Marx keeps circling back to one word during our interview: elegance. The descriptor works for the artist's latest album, "After Hours," a collection of originals and standards that sees the 62-year-old Marx channel his inner, swinging Frank Sinatra. But Marx also uses the word to detail his life with partner Daisy Fuentes, with whom he wrote the light-stepping Latin-tinged new number "Magic Hour." "It's one of my favorite, if not favorite word, these days," Marx says. "I just want to live my life more elegantly.""
""When I recorded this album, I dressed up," he says. "I put on a suit like Sinatra used to do. It makes sense, since in the last dozen years since I met Daisy - she's sort of old-school - we've tried to be as elegant about everything as we possibly can.""
"8:30 a.m.: Sun and meditation I start every day when I'm in California with an iced coffee of some kind, sitting in the sun for 20 minutes. No sunscreen, just 20 minutes of vitamin D. I don't look at my phone. This is my 20-minute meditation with a little caffeine and the sun on my skin. That's so importa"
Richard Marx recorded After Hours, blending originals and standards while channeling a Sinatra-style swing and dressing the part. He co-wrote the Latin-tinged song "Magic Hour" with partner Daisy Fuentes and emphasizes elegance in both creative and personal life. Marx balances small indulgences like a nightly martini with Southern California routines, finding songwriting inspiration on hiking trails and deep conversations around a firepit. He splits time between a Valley home and Malibu and describes intentional, graceful aging. Daily rituals include morning iced coffee, 20 minutes in the sun, and phone-free meditation to start the day.
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